MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 06:44
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 567 56% 460 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 94.8 84% 102 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 97.7 80% 97 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 291 298 297 298 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 457 Mixed 361 SusWrite 308 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.6 205% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 184 195 185 192 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 374 Write 259 Mixed 265 SusWrite 195 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.3 163% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 154 143% 223 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 43GB free Firmware: 0001SDM5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 63 62 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 72.2 Write 61 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 62.2 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 62%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 164GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 59 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 59.4 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16